5. Will there be any changes on Buck Showalter's staff?

Eduardo A. Encina, Baltimore Sun

Yes. Pretty significant ones, in fact. Rick Adair, who had been on Showalter's coaching staff since 2011, took a leave of absence as pitching coach in August. It was announced in October that he wouldn't be coming back in 2014. That kickstarted a search for a new pitching coach, technically the fifth under Showalter. The Orioles manager inherited Rick Kranitz and hired Mark Connor in November 2010. When Connor left in June 2011, he was replaced by Adair, who had been the bullpen coach. When Adair took his leave of absence, bullpen coach Bill Castro took over the position. The Orioles interviewed several high-profile former pitching coaches this winter, including Rich Dubee and Carl Willis, but eventually settled on Dave Wallace. Wallace, 66, had most recently been the minor league pitching coordinator for the Atlanta Braves, but he has had a long and varied baseball career. A former major league right-hander, he has been a pitching coach with the Houston Astros, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, with whom he won a World Series in 2004. Once Wallace was in the fold, his first action was to interview -- and, along with Showalter -- hire bullpen coach Dom Chiti, a special assistant to Atlanta's general manager. The 55-year-old Chiti, a former minor league left-hander, has spent most of his career scouting, developing and coaching pitchers. He was a big league bullpen coach with the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, including one season under Showalter on the Rangers' staff in 2006. Castro declined an offer to stay within the organization in another role. Scott McGregor, who had served as interim bullpen coach, will return to his full-time spot as rehab coordinator in Sarasota, Fla.

Yes. Pretty significant ones, in fact. Rick Adair, who had been on Showalter's coaching staff since 2011, took a leave of absence as pitching coach in August. It was announced in October that he wouldn't be coming back in 2014. That kickstarted a search for a new pitching coach, technically the fifth under Showalter. The Orioles manager inherited Rick Kranitz and hired Mark Connor in November 2010. When Connor left in June 2011, he was replaced by Adair, who had been the bullpen coach. When Adair took his leave of absence, bullpen coach Bill Castro took over the position. The Orioles interviewed several high-profile former pitching coaches this winter, including Rich Dubee and Carl Willis, but eventually settled on Dave Wallace. Wallace, 66, had most recently been the minor league pitching coordinator for the Atlanta Braves, but he has had a long and varied baseball career. A former major league right-hander, he has been a pitching coach with the Houston Astros, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, with whom he won a World Series in 2004. Once Wallace was in the fold, his first action was to interview -- and, along with Showalter -- hire bullpen coach Dom Chiti, a special assistant to Atlanta's general manager. The 55-year-old Chiti, a former minor league left-hander, has spent most of his career scouting, developing and coaching pitchers. He was a big league bullpen coach with the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, including one season under Showalter on the Rangers' staff in 2006. Castro declined an offer to stay within the organization in another role. Scott McGregor, who had served as interim bullpen coach, will return to his full-time spot as rehab coordinator in Sarasota, Fla. (Eduardo A. Encina, Baltimore Sun)

Yes. Pretty significant ones, in fact. Rick Adair, who had been on Showalter's coaching staff since 2011, took a leave of absence as pitching coach in August. It was announced in October that he wouldn't be coming back in 2014. That kickstarted a search for a new pitching coach, technically the fifth under Showalter. The Orioles manager inherited Rick Kranitz and hired Mark Connor in November 2010. When Connor left in June 2011, he was replaced by Adair, who had been the bullpen coach. When Adair took his leave of absence, bullpen coach Bill Castro took over the position. The Orioles interviewed several high-profile former pitching coaches this winter, including Rich Dubee and Carl Willis, but eventually settled on Dave Wallace. Wallace, 66, had most recently been the minor league pitching coordinator for the Atlanta Braves, but he has had a long and varied baseball career. A former major league right-hander, he has been a pitching coach with the Houston Astros, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, with whom he won a World Series in 2004. Once Wallace was in the fold, his first action was to interview -- and, along with Showalter -- hire bullpen coach Dom Chiti, a special assistant to Atlanta's general manager. The 55-year-old Chiti, a former minor league left-hander, has spent most of his career scouting, developing and coaching pitchers. He was a big league bullpen coach with the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, including one season under Showalter on the Rangers' staff in 2006. Castro declined an offer to stay within the organization in another role. Scott McGregor, who had served as interim bullpen coach, will return to his full-time spot as rehab coordinator in Sarasota, Fla.